Silk Cut Dublin (2025) Tobacco Pipe

One of the most recognizable marques in Italy today, the Radice workshop was founded in 1980 when Luigi Radice decided to embark on a new pipe-making journey alongside his two sons, Gianluca and Marzio. Previously, Luigi made pipes for Castello, and before that, Caminetto. Under his new namesake brand, he offered high-quality pipes carved in the unmistakable Italian neoclassical style. He experimented with innovative new designs, new rusticating and carving styles, and oil curing. This Silk Cut Dublin showcases several of the aforementioned techniques, which are still used by the marque to this day.

The bowl's walls take on a subtle flare from the narrow heel to the crisp, flat rim. A low-set transition introduces a trim shank and a concise, tapered stem; this combination keeps things quite sleek in profile. Dressed in a smoky, high-contrast iteration of Radice's Silk Cut sandblast, the stummel showcases a wealth of rippling ring grain that's sure to offer plenty of tactile appeal.